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Attlee's government also carried out their manifesto commitment for nationalisation of basic industries and public utilities.
Drawing attention to the shape of insurance industry just before nationalisation in mid-1950s, Vijayan said, «in India, smaller companies do have a space.
Ed Balls effectively rules out rail nationalisation from the Labour manifesto, just hours after it emerged the party's policy supremo complained of the «profound dead hand at the centre» of the party
This question of where the money will come from is a consistent concern, repeated when Labour's nationalisation plans are discussed.
In South Africa the ANC is engaging with nationalisation, an issue which does not fade away because it is championed by the EFF.
Corbyn supporters take a much more unanimous line on issues concerning the size of the state such as nationalisation of the railways and healthcare.
A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday that a temporary nationalisation of Rusal was among options the Kremlin was studying to help the company navigate sanctions.
The tar had been deposited by two private companies before nationalisation of the gas industry by the Gas Act 1948 (GA 1948).
The mass nationalisation of schools under the banner of Michael Gove's academy programme is proceeding apace.
As for recent privatisations, the Royal Mail had been in state hands long before Labour dreamt up its post-war nationalisation programme, making its sale seem like a truly radical break with the past, not just a resumption of «normal service».
They might even find they agree with him on nationalisation and Syria and all sorts of other matters in which he actually has considerable public support.
After nationalisation the National Coal Board was even importing coal at world market prices and selling on at much cheaper UK internal prices - a complete contrast to what US oil companies are now doing.
Considering recent YouGov polling for class showed the public actually backed nationalisation of energy companies by 68 % to 21 % (including a slim majority of Conservative voters), Miliband's «reform» is clearly what the public wants.
Even modest measures like utility nationalisation appear to be off the table.
He was also attacked by James Callaghan (then a junior minister) for his lack of zeal about further nationalisation.
The party has popular policies on issues like nationalisation of the railways.
«Mack the Knife» opposed socialisation or nationalisation just as much as Hearst.
Common substantive obligations (breach of which may give rise to an ISDS claim) include: fair and equitable treatment of the investment, full protection and security, most favoured nation treatment and protection against nationalisation of investment assets.
For example, in the United Kingdom, Northern Rock's heavy reliance on securitisation, and its inability to find an alternative source of funding when this market closed, was instrumental in its need for official support and subsequent nationalisation.
This, more than any other, highlights the drastic need for privatisation in Russia — no longer is the model of nationalisation sustainable in the modern footballing world, as one of the longest legacies of Soviet football haunts Russian football's future.
«This was to avoid nationalisation.»
His vision was only very imperfectly realised in the belated 1946 Bank of England nationalisation.
There was also a pledge to «identify» a public body able to «make a robust, public sector bid for the next ScotRail franchise», which hinted at nationalisation, albeit not very credibly (which public body would that be?).
For instance the Welfare State, high nationalisation - rich mixed economy, «Butskellite Consensus» of the Post War period, up to the successful «Reagan / Thatcher neoliberal counter attack of the 1980» as onwards, was then the «Centre ground» of UK politics.
He cultivated a more radical populist rhetoric than Zuma, encompassing nationalisation of the mines and land reform without compensation to address the resilient inequality which the ANC has been unable to reduce.
But how are they supposed to argue against Labour's equivalent of motherhood and apple pie: more spending, more intervention, less austerity, more nationalisation?
Nationalisation also has huge cross-party support.
On the other side of the political spectrum, popular nationalisation of foreign assets could probably be described as ochlocratic.
To govern is to choose, and Labour will have to find a more pragmatic path which does not always involve state intervention, higher taxes and nationalisation if it wants to win power again.
At the moment the only debate within Labour seems to be between a John Smith-esque desire to tax and spend, and a Corbynista programme of tax and spend plus increased nationalisation.
Labour will either remain a broadly social democratic party, committed to a mixed economy and parliamentary democracy or it will evolve into a left - wing socialist party, committed to large - scale nationalisation and direct action.
«It's precisely what was lacking when Northern Rock failed in 2007, leaving nationalisation as the only alternative,» he said.
Their positive message on immigration — alone in Westminster - civil liberties and rail nationalisation demonstrates that.
«This new rescue package appears to be only one step removed from full - blown nationalisation.
His opposition is based on the perception that its rules on state aid preclude a domestic nationalisation programme.
Asked on the Andrew Marr programme about the options for Tata steel if the government can't find a buyer, Javid said nationalisation was «rarely the answer», but it «wouldn't be prudent to rule anything out».
Eighty - six per cent of Corbynites said they strongly backed wholesale nationalisation, compared to just 31 % of the general public.
In terms of direct seizure there is a fair gulf of difference between nationalisation under state control and socialisation under workers» control.
Mr Darling has warned temporary nationalisation remains «an option» if the bond plan fails to attract private buyers.
Nationalisation brought back echoes of old Labour - but Alistair Darling didn't care, telling MPs this «temporary» measures was the right thing to do.
A wholesale transfer of capital from the wealthy to the people through nationalisation of infrastructure assets is unlikely, but there are other areas at the margins where Ed's team are actively considering significant market intervention in the interests of redistribution (or «solving the cost of living crisis», as Labour's tired mantra has it).
They opposed Northern Rock nationalisation on principle.